[OFFICIAL DRAFT] Enfore International Commerce

[Tuummaarraa]

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant

Development of industry and enforcement of diplomatic friendliness will, in almost all circumstances, play a crucial role to the economies and relationships of the affected sovereign nations.

Unfavorable cultural influence will seemingly become a problem due to the increasing of trade, but one that can easily be resolved with simple restrictions.

Global trade and international commerce will most likely result in a conflict-free era to an extent rarely seen previously.

By the power of the council of the General Assembly, the nations affected by this proposal will:

1. Be required to open trade to all products from all nations, so long as they don’t infringe on treasured cultural traditions,

2. Have the right to choose which products get shipped out and which products stay, so long as the nation has at least something that can help boost their economy and keep international diplomatic peace,

3. Have the right to request a resolution of any unfair trade deals that unlawfully affect the nation,

4. Be required to at least try to stabilize fair trade deals with neighboring countries,

5. Be required to construct as many trade vehicles as necessary.

[The New California Republic]

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant

Diplomatic relationships depend heavily on similar political views. World leaders who share corresponding governmental views, in most circumstances, tend to be more at peace with each other.

In addition to improving trade and global peace, citizens will be presented with political freedoms to a level rarely seen.

By the power of the council of the General Assembly, these benefits will be enforced, so long as the World Assembly votes to require nations to:

1. Hold regular elections for campaigning leaders and politicians,

2. Give all citizens the political freedom to support whichever politician they choose,

3. Allow civil protests to take place as long as it’s in a diplomatic manner,

4. At least attempt to resolve all issues presented to the government by ordinary citizens and subdivision leaders,

5. Support verbal encouragement and discouragement to anyone by anyone,

6. Impeach leaders who violate democratic laws or illegally alter their national constitutions.

OOC: Ideology ban. Illegal.

[Bananaistan]

OOC: Hello and welcome to the World Assembly.

Your proposal is illegal as it forms an ideological ban. The WA cannot enforce mandatory democracy under the rules.

You can find a full description of the rules here. You might also want to have a look at the the passed resolutions thread. Often new players are advised to take part in other's drafting thread to learn the ropes before drafting their own proposal.

[Separatist Peoples]

OOC: Don't edit your OP with a new draft. Just start a new thread for a new draft.

[The New California Republic]

OOC: Don't edit your OP with a new draft. Just start a new thread for a new draft.

OOC: I was wondering what had happened to the original thread, but the fact that the draft has been 100% changed answers that question, so it hadn't disappeared at all, it just changed beyond recognition.

But yes, please don't throw a completely different draft into the same thread while erasing the original, it just casts a pall of confusion over everything.

[Tuummaarraa]

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant

Development of industry and enforcement of diplomatic friendliness will, in almost all circumstances, play a crucial role to the economies and relationships of the affected sovereign nations.

Unfavorable cultural influence will seemingly become a problem due to the increasing of trade, but one that can easily be resolved with simple restrictions.

Global trade and international commerce will most likely result in a conflict-free era to an extent rarely seen previously.

By the power of the council of the General Assembly, the nations affected by this proposal will:

1. Be required to open trade to all products from all nations, so long as they don’t infringe on treasured cultural traditions,

2. Have the right to choose which products get shipped out and which products stay, so long as the nation has at least something that can help boost their economy and keep international diplomatic peace,

3. Have the right to request a resolution of any unfair trade deals that unlawfully affect the nation,

4. Be required to at least try to stabilize fair trade deals with neighboring countries,

5. Be required to construct as many trade vehicles as necessary.

[The Sheika]

OOC: I'm not exactly an expert on the rules, but it is typically a good idea to keep on thread per proposal. As you make edits, put previous drafts in a spoiler tag while showing the present draft in the opening post. Just a little bit of advice for you.

[Jebslund]

OOC: I'm not exactly an expert on the rules, but it is typically a good idea to keep on thread per proposal. As you make edits, put previous drafts in a spoiler tag while showing the present draft in the opening post. Just a little bit of advice for you.

OOC:
One thread per proposal *is* the rule.

The drafting thing isn't a rule per se, but it *is* considered standard practice.

[Mer Socratrasland]

I totally agree with your ideas!

[Separatist Peoples]

"So nations cannot ban the trade of heroin or sex slaves within their nation, despite it being domestically illegal, but can ban the trade of sacrificial knives for ritual animal sacrifices against their traditions?

"This is one of the worst executions of a pro-free trade agenda I have seen."

[Imperium Anglorum]

"Fair trade" is an interesting claim. The terms of trade certainly can be manipulated, but insofar as trade is voluntary, it is mathematically a more optimal use of resources than autarky, insofar as there do not exist trade partners with oversized international market power, something which does exist in the real world, but probably not in the world of NationStates.

[Frisbeeteria]

OOC:
One thread per proposal *is* the rule.

The drafting thing isn't a rule per se, but it *is* considered standard practice.

Correct. Merged. OP, figure it out and edit your initial post.

[Cosmopolitan borovan]

I don't agree every nation should be required to open trade for all products to all nations. There are a few reasons in favor of anti-free trade:

1. Small industries, larger businesses have higher economies of scale making smaller businesses based on the native country outcompeted by foreign larger businesses.
2. Price discrimination in favor of the consumer or the supplier. If the supplier can find they can sell a good at a higher price elsewhere, the consumer will be faced with buying the price of the good at the international price rather than the lower price before free trade is introduced

[Araraukar]

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant

Development of industry and enforcement of diplomatic friendliness will, in almost all circumstances, play a crucial role to the economies and relationships of the affected sovereign nations.

Unfavorable cultural influence will seemingly become a problem due to the increasing of trade, but one that can easily be resolved with simple restrictions.

Global trade and international commerce will most likely result in a conflict-free era to an extent rarely seen previously.

By the power of the council of the General Assembly, the nations affected by this proposal will:

1. Be required to open trade to all products from all nations, so long as they don’t infringe on treasured cultural traditions,

2. Have the right to choose which products get shipped out and which products stay, so long as the nation has at least something that can help boost their economy and keep international diplomatic peace,

3. Have the right to request a resolution of any unfair trade deals that unlawfully affect the nation,

4. Be required to at least try to stabilize fair trade deals with neighboring countries,

5. Be required to construct as many trade vehicles as necessary.

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant

Development of industry and enforcement of diplomatic friendliness will, in almost all circumstances, play a crucial role to the economies and relationships of the affected sovereign nations.

Unfavorable cultural influence will seemingly become a problem due to the increasing of trade, but one that can easily be resolved with simple restrictions.

Global trade and international commerce will most likely result in a conflict-free era to an extent rarely seen previously.

By the power of the council of the General Assembly, the nations affected by this proposal will:

1. Be required to open trade to all products from all nations, so long as they don’t infringe on treasured cultural traditions,

2. Have the right to choose which products get shipped out and which products stay, so long as the nation has at least something that can help boost their economy and keep international diplomatic peace,

3. Have the right to request a resolution of any unfair trade deals that unlawfully affect the nation,

4. Be required to at least try to stabilize fair trade deals with neighboring countries,

5. Be required to construct as many trade vehicles as necessary.

OOC: So if "don't want to trade with the foreign devils" is a trasured cultural tradition, this would allow WA nations to stop trading with any nation (WA or otherwise) that they wanted? I think that'd contradict at least one, probably two or more of the existing resolutions.

Also, I can't help it but clause 5 makes me think of Spore's civilization stage...